The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-09
GEN ERAL NEWS,


BusISK fair.
CLEAR aud hot.
RIVER falling slowly.
Four boats leave here today.
The p ickets left on time with fair
trips
The Sidney Dillon is due from New
0rleaas.
PILOT WRs OWENS came down from
Cairo on the I b Suns.
The Alberta No. 3 leaves here to.
morrow evening for White river.
Tnk City OF 50. Louis 10 announced
10 leave hsre at noon today for New
Orleans.
WV, ASHFORD. chief clerk Of the
steamer James Lee, has returned from
Morshead, N. u.
CArr RICHARD sIsSorT, Of New Or
leans, pissed through the city on his
way TO Louisville.
The City Of Vicksburg 10 the Anchor
Line p packet leaving here q. 4 o'clock
this evening Tor Ciiro aud 81, Louis.
Tvs City Of Baton Rluge, from New
Orb aus, passed to st Louis Yesterday
morning.. She put of here 1895 pack.
ages Of freight.
TnE Belle Memphis. Capt. George
B,ker, In the Anchor Line packet
lravit Y here at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing for Vichsburg.
PILOTS report 81 ieet OF water at
Perry towhe,d. Allen's, Apple Greek
aud Kinney PJint, with new channel
q, the Latter place made above tho
Point.
PLors KELLOGG and Bunback, Of
the Anchor Line, report the river from
Memphis south in bad condition, o..
peolally at Leland, Ben Loman and
lsIand No. 0s.
THR I. b. Sims rubbed at Kinney
Point, drawing 9 feet, bat was not ex.
aclly IN the water. There 10 less than
feet on the chain In the 0hioand less
titan 3 feet TO Evansville.
The r. L. Cobb, Capt. Smith, 10 the
reg ular packet having here this even.
log Tor Pine Bluff aud all way landings
on the Arkansas river. Capt. James
N. Too Epson is her chief clerk.
THH Mlnnetonka and tox Of ten
bAIges and the steamer Patrol ara
panialy aground at the head OF
Sslidin Towhead. The boa. 10 tn)at,
but some Of her barg,s bre hard on
the bar.
Carr. JAS. RERI has sold his little
tosbjst sentinel 10 Capt CLARK, Of
Marietta, o, and she goes around
mere a. once. She made q trial Trip
In the Illinois river with poor success,
and nos goes into the towing busi.
ness on tho Ohio.
TuE 4 NJ Norton, ,ow wing Ave barges
ioa1ed vito gain and package freight,
arrived yesterday evening. She l,ft
her TOW nj the foot Of ruz want street
aud went down 10 + esi dents Island
70 tonnd. Toe Nor on will proceed 10
New 0ileans his morning.
TnR mammoth cotton c,rriers,
Cha lee L. Cnouleau and Hslens, will
le,ys ~. Louis the latter part Of Sep
TENDER 20 enter The Memphis and
NEW Orleans trade fir the wiuter SEA.
sou. Both have been oyerhAue ed At q
cost Of t25, 600, and are la first elias,
condition.
THE I. b. Sims, from 81. Louis, A..
rived ,ariy yesterday m rniDg with
t73 tons or ffe'Rht, comprising l0,i2S
packages. The principal items Deir z
1915 brls mesl, 500 brls hjur, 265 hrls
potatoes, 30 brls onion, 1857 rolls bag.
ping, 1000 empy brls, 10 coops chick.
ems aud 2 bales colio1. Sac went
back last night with = fair trip.
Carr. q. 3 RooEHs, Of the Naples
Packet Company, says that he has
never seen tbs lower part Of the iii.
nois river q, such q low stage a. II
10 nos, slthoush 10 has seen the
upper part Of the river loser. lie has
been engaged In Illinois river trsiiii
for fifty years TIE Illinois 10 com.
plsiely cut on from the steamboat
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